Kanaganayagam Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Kanaganayagam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Kanaganayagam (10) may also be a first name.
Kanaganayagam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaganayagam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanaganayagam is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kanaganayagam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaganayagam? popularity and diffusion
Kanaganayagam is the 737,137th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. The surname Kanaganayagam is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Kanaganayagam are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kanaganayagam is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename globally, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanaganaygam | 96 | 4 | / |
| Kanagayinayagam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Canaganayagam | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kanaganayakam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ganaganayagam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kanakanayagam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanagngam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanga-Ngama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khangngam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwangngam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khangungam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kwang Ngam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanakanagayam | 69 | 1 | / |
| Kongngam | 67 | 632 | / |
| Kingngam | 67 | 111 | / |
| Kengngam | 67 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanaganayagam
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